Rank

The ranking system (Vachai: lagie drēchirās; "sheet of lordly number") is a system of social stratification among the noble lineages in the Emperor's Court. Every three years, the reigning Emperor releases a bull wherein all the noble lineages of Cōrienor are listed in order of precedence. This order is determined based on a number of factors, including said lineage's family history, prestige, and most importantly, monetary contributions to the imperial arks.

The ranking system is extremely important to the social configuration of the city's nobility. A higher rank determines not only higher social standing, but also wider access to privileges both material and symbolic in the Imperial Court. Material privileges for higher-ranking noble houses include access to lands and goods expoliated from the Dominion's territorial conquests and access to commercial privileges. Chiefly among the symbolic benefits of rank is a higher possibility of being elected Emperor once the reigning Emperor dies.

Due to the extensive number of noble lineages in Cōrienor and across the Vachai Dominion, the ranking system does not put all the noble houses in a single rank; instead, noble houses are ranked within those pledged to the same patron (god or goddess in the Vachai Pantheon). Chief amongst these are those noble lineages pledged to the five "High Gods": Ardo, Tisso, Rago, Sadrie and Coirie.

Current ranking houses
As of the latest Emperor's bull, these are the lineages that rank high in Cōrienor:
 * House of Teodossi – 1st among those pledged to Ardo
 * House of Drēsacēri – 1st among those pledged to Sadrie
 * House of Obarnāi – 2nd among those pledged to Sadrie
 * House of Levias – 3rd among those pledged to Tisso